GAMBIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,584	3	1,007	+ 12,577
Stroke	2	7,942	4	802	+ 7,139
Hypertension	3	2,201	22	172	+ 2,029
Lung Disease	4	1,486	19	206	+ 1,280
Lung Cancers	5	1,223	38	34	+ 1,190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	964	52	11	+ 953
Kidney Disease	7	690	16	266	+ 424
Liver Disease	8	671	14	323	+ 348
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	519	1	1,340	- 821
Breast Cancer	10	505	40	26	+ 479
Diabetes Mellitus	11	500	15	290	+ 210
Stomach Cancer	12	437	47	14	+ 423
Pancreas Cancer	13	395	53	6	+ 390
Prostate Cancer	14	378	43	21	+ 357
Suicide	15	253	25	113	+ 141
Liver Cancer	16	247	12	377	- 130
Road Traffic Accidents	17	241	6	695	- 455
Bladder Cancer	18	237	56	4	+ 232
Lymphomas	19	186	51	12	+ 174
Leukemia	20	171	59	2	+ 169
Other Injuries	21	163	21	194	- 32
Cervical Cancer	22	157	23	145	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	23	156	61	2	+ 154
Inflammatory/Heart	24	152	32	59	+ 93
Oral Cancer	25	152	71	0	+ 151
Falls	26	142	29	83	+ 59
Uterin Cancer	27	137	66	1	+ 136
Skin Cancers	28	122	68	0	+ 122
Parkinson's Disease	29	106	37	34	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	103	33	56	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	31	73	54	5	+ 67
Congenital Anomalies	32	59	11	383	- 324
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	55	28	89	- 34
Endocrine Disorders	34	54	17	230	- 175
Drownings	35	48	30	69	- 21
Fires	36	46	31	67	- 20
Low Birth Weight	37	43	8	662	- 618
Tuberculosis	38	39	10	445	- 406
Epilepsy	39	35	35	43	- 8
Other Neoplasms	40	35	57	3	+ 32
Violence	41	31	20	195	- 164
Drug Use	42	28	39	28	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	21	41	24	- 3
Skin Disease	44	20	44	19	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	45	19	58	3	+ 17
Alcohol	46	16	50	12	+ 4
Birth Trauma	47	15	5	754	- 739
Poisonings	48	14	36	42	- 28
Meningitis	49	12	18	229	- 217
Asthma	50	10	24	134	- 124
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	10	9	626	- 616
Anemia	52	9	83	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	53	8	46	14	- 6
HIV/AIDS	54	7	2	1,125	- 1,117
Schizophrenia	55	6	85	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	56	4	65	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	57	2	55	5	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2	80	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	59	2	13	345	- 343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	62	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	2	64	2	- 0
Oral conditions	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	63	1	48	14	- 12
War	64	1	69	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	65	1	81	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	34	55	- 54
Malnutrition	67	0	26	110	- 109
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	45	18	- 18
Measles	70	0	49	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	71	0	60	2	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	27	99	- 99
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	63	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	7	674	- 674
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	42	23	- 23
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Bulgaria

Gambia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.